A second man has agreed to a plea deal for supplying drugs that causedMac Miller’s overdose.
Ryan Michael Reavis, 38, isexpected to plead guiltyto one count of distributing fentanyl for his role in the supply chain that provided drugs to the rapper prior to his death in September 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice announced in a press release on Wednesday.
Reavis is one of three men arrested in connectionto Miller’s death.
“At the direction of co-defendant Stephen Andrew Walter…Reavis knowingly distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills to co-defendant Cameron James Pettit,” the justice department said. The case against Pettit is pending.
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“Shortly after Reavis distributed the fentanyl-laced pills to Pettit, Pettit distributed the pills” to Miller, the justice department alleges.
Miller later ingested the counterfeit pills, along with alcohol and cocaine, and died on Sept. 7, 2018.
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Walter “knew that the pills that he directed Reavis to give to Pettit contained fentanyl or some other federally controlled substance, and at all relevant times intended for Reavis to distribute the pills to Pettit. Later that evening, at defendant’s direction, Reavis delivered the pills to Pettit. Shortly thereafter, Pettit distributed these pill containing fentanyl to M.M.,” the documents state.
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According to prosecutors, Miller “would not have died from an overdose but for the fentanyl contained in the pills that M.M. had received from Pettit on September 4, 2018.”
Walter faces between 17 and 21 years in prison, in addition to a $1 million fine. The justice department did not detail a possible sentence for Reavis.
Pettit is scheduled to go on trial in March 2022, according toPitchfork.
If you or someone you know is struggling with addiction, please contact the SAMHSA substance abuse helpline at 1-800-662-HELP.
source: people.com
